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    Default Re: Landlord Refuses to Repair/Replace Well

    Quote Quoting starbarette
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    I have a copy of the California Health & Safety Code 17920.3 that states that a dwelling has to have hot and cold running water. Also, the California Civil Code 1941.1 that states that a dwelling can be untenanable if it does not have hot or cold running water. Legally, can she be sued for not repairing a major issue such as water? And, will a lawyer take the case? As tenants, we cannot fix it because it would take much more than 1 months rent to replace the well. It cannot be repaired. A new well has to be dug as the ground has moved.
    I definitely know "no water" is a violation of health and safety codes in all 50 states.

    You don't have to spend money on lawyers, or go to court, as there is another branch of govenrment, normally the county or municipal government, whose job it is haul these miscreants to court, at no cost to you.

    Not only that, because it is a health hazard, they can ORDER immediate action. By the time it takes you to find a lawyer, a code enforcement officer can be there already and gone.

    However, be careful with what you ask for sometimes, because depending on the violation, residents can be ordered out of the house till the situation is corrected. If that is the case, the landlord would even have to pay your hotel bills.

    In my area, owners who ignored code enforcement had even been arrested.

    I don't know how good "code enforecement" is out where you are, but if I were you, I go that route first. It beats looking for a lawyer and going to court by miles.

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